Projects/Usability/HIG/Contributing

Report problems

If you found an area that was unclear or is not even covered in our HIG, tell us about it. We can be reached on the kde-guidelines mailing-list.

Conventions

Following is a set of guidelines to ensure the HIG itself is consistent.

Terminology

• Use the word Control, not Widget to refer to a user interface element. Rationale: "Control" is more widespread outside the UNIX community. It is also reasonable to expect more and more applications will be written using QtQuick and QtQuick controls in the future.

• Use check box and combo box, not checkbox or combobox.

TODO

Start page

• Figure out what to do of the legacy stuff (at the bottom of the page)

Projects/Usability/HIG/Dialogs

• Fix missing page: inline-editing
• Fix missing page: info panels

Projects/Usability/HIG/ListView

Purpose

Recommendation should be checked

Guidelines

Add subsections

Selection

Check against recommendation.

Choose between either:

1. In any other case, use the dual-list pattern because it allows users to easily see which items are selected at any point, without having to scroll through the available options
2. Use a list box for multiple selections with more than five options.

Get a new type of check boxes for list views implemented: KCheckBoxes:

• KCB are flat (no frame, no shadow, no bevel) for clear differentiation from normal check boxes.
• KCB are hidden by default, that means when no list item is selected.
• KCB have a fade-in effect on mouse over to introduce themselves to users.
• KCB are transparent and therby clearly part of the list item.
• Legacy keyboard use applies to KCB as well. Thus, the whole item can be clicked to toggle option.

Projects/Usability/HIG/Check_Box

• Redo screenshots using Designer
• Fix missing page: list

kdehig repository

• Document how to use it
• Move it to KDE playground
• Integrate designer files from http://techbase.kde.org/File:HIG-UI-Files.tar.gz